Backlog Syllabus for FM

For mid term-Unit 1,2

Backlog syllabus for Fluid Mechanics

Unit I
Section 1: Introduction Fluid as continuum, physical properties of fluids, ideal and real fluids, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids, Fluid Statics, Pressure – density - height relationship, pressure measurement using Manometers, Pressure force on plane and curved surfaces, centre of pressure, buoyancy, stability of immersed and floating bodies, metacentric height, fluid mass subjected to uniform accelerations
Section 2: Kinematics of fluid flow Steady and unsteady flows, uniform and non uniform flows, laminar and turbulent flows, one, two and three dimensional flows, continuity equation, streamlines, streak lines and path lines, circulation and vorticity, rotational and irrotational flows, velocity potential and  stream function, graphical and experimental methods of drawing flow nets,
Section 3: Dynamics of fluid flow Euler’s equation of motion along a streamline and its integration, Bernoulli’s equation and its applications – Pitot tube, Venturimeter, orificemeter, nozzles, momentum equation and its application to stationary and moving plates/vanes, pipe bends, problems related to combined application of energy and momentum equations.
Unit II
Section 4: Flow in Pipes Reynold’s experiments, experimental determination of critical velocity, transition from laminar to turbulent flow, Laminar flow through circular tubes, major and minor losses in pipe lines, loss due to sudden contraction, expansion etc., Analysis of pipe networks, hardy Cross Method.
Section 5: Flow in open Channel Comparison between open channel and pipe flow, uniform and non-uniform flows, uniform flow formulae, Chezy’s and Manning’s Formula, Hydraulically efficient channel section of rectangular, trapezoidal and circular type.
Section 6: Flow through mouthpieces and orifices Hydraulic coefficients of orifice, bell method orifice, mouthpieces, Borda's mouthpieces, running free and submerged. Notches and Weirs: Rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal notches and weir, cippoletti and broad crested weir, aeration of nappe, cavitations submerged weir.

Books and References:

1. Fluid Mechanics – Streeter V.L. & Wylie E.B. (Tata McGraw Hill)

2. Mechanics of Fluid – Irving H. Shames (McGraw Hill)

3. Fluid Mechanics – John F Dougles (Pearson Publication)

4. Fluid Mechanics – R.J. Garde (New Age International Publication)

5. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics – James A. Fay (Prentice Hall India)

6. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery – C. S. P. Ojha, R. Berndtsson and

P. N. Chandramouli (Oxford University Press)

7. Fluid Mechanics – P.N. Modi and S. M. Seth(Standard Book House)

8. Fluid Mechanics – Gupta and Gupta (Wiley Edition)